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Old 11-29-2007, 03:52 PM
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HIDS...aftermarket..so dim wtf?? help?
When I got my 6K HID's off ebay I loved em pretty bright and a good color. lately been noticing they seem dimmer...not dramatically..but when I go past cars with HALOGEN headlights...the other cars light the road up more than my HIDS. I see bimmers, audis acuras especially that light up the road great. Can cheaper HID bulbs start to get dimmer over time? i paid like $60 for both and a year warranty. they are on constantly when I drive..and I drive a lot. Its just frustrating me... they SUCK. Im wondering if its the design of our projectors..but I thought all projectors were more or less the same..
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Old 11-29-2007, 04:23 PM
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$60 for the entire kit? You get what you pay for. Those cheap kits use cheap parts which in turn do not last very long.
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Old 11-29-2007, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by sonikbewm
$60 for the entire kit? You get what you pay for. Those cheap kits use cheap parts which in turn do not last very long.
No, probably just bulbs
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Old 11-29-2007, 09:29 PM
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by the price it sounds like just the bulbs
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Old 11-29-2007, 09:32 PM
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you got ballasts and everything installed for the conversion? hoping you didn't just buy "HID bulbs"
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Old 11-30-2007, 08:10 AM
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All HID bulbs get dimmer over time. This can be accelerated by frequent on/off cycles but a quality bulb should not have significant light loss for 5+ years.
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No my max came stock with HIDS..wanted something brighter..so I just bought 2 new bulbs. but definately seem to be getting a little dimmer.
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Old 12-02-2007, 07:37 AM
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Might want to invest in some quality bulbs. I replaced the D2S' that came in my BMW with some 6000k ones but the price for them was close to $150-160. I didn't notice any kind of fading in them and I ran them for about 2 years before someone thought it would be a good idea to cross the center line and hit me head on.
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All HID bulbs get dimmer over time. This can be accelerated by frequent on/off cycles but a quality bulb should not have significant light loss for 5+ years.
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Stock bulb is 4300K, your new bulb is 6000K. Stock was brighter to begin with and now factor in the "quality" of the bulb. I think if you got better 6000K bulbs you'd be happier.
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The stock bulbs sucked just as much though...but it doesn't matter may even be selling the car anyway. if your interested look in fs/wanted threads.
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